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a barren coaft, on this tempeftuous and 

 inhofpiiable fhore is found to be almoft 

 as barren as the land ; and it muft be 

 confeffed, that to thofe who cannot in- 

 tereft themfelves with feeing human na- 

 ture labouring, from day to day, to 

 preferve its exiftence under the conti- 

 nual v/ant of fuch real neceffaries as 

 food and flielter from the moft rigorous 

 climate, the following ilieets will afford 

 but little entertainment. 



Yet, after all, it muft be allowed there 

 can be no other way of afcertaining the 

 geography and natural hiftory of a coun- 

 try which is altogether morafs and rock, 

 incapable of products or culture, than 

 by fetting down every minute circum- 

 ftance v^rhich v/as obferved in travexfing 

 it. The fame may be faid of the inha- 

 bitants, their manners, religion, and lan- 

 guage. What fruits could an European 

 reap from a more intimate acquaintance 



with 



